1989, grave robbers blasted Zeng Guofan's tomb with explosives and emptied all the cultural relics and antiques in Zeng Guofan's tomb at once with the fastest speed. By the time the police found the hole where the explosives were blown out, the grave robbers had already escaped.
In desperation, the Wangcheng district government in Changsha had to contact domestic universities, hoping that they could send an archaeological team to repair and protect Zeng Guofan's tomb.
A few days later, an archaeological team led by three professors from Peking University Institute of Archaeology and Culture came to Zeng Guofan's grave with dozens of archaeological researchers and students. An old professor burst into tears at the sight of Zeng Guofan's tomb, which was destroyed beyond recognition.
Because at this time, not only the ground building of Zeng Guofan's tomb turned into ruins, but also the scene inside the tomb was a scene of ruins after being smashed and burned.
Holding back their grief, several old professors led researchers to excavate Zeng Guofan's tomb respectively. Finally, it was found that since the 1940s, several groups of grave robbers had dug Zeng Guofan's tomb.
Plus this time, after the tomb robbery explosion, Zeng Guofan's grave has no good place. The whole tomb, except the broken porcelain, is the tomb brick that was blown to pieces. The most infuriating thing is that Zeng Guofan's main coffin has never been found in the grave.
After leaving the tomb, several old professors immediately discussed the present situation of Zeng Guofan's tomb. Finally, several old professors decided to repair Zeng Guofan's tomb first and then seal it from the inside out.
In fact, sealing Zeng Guofan's tomb is also a helpless move. After all, there is nothing worth studying in Zeng Guofan's tomb at this time. In this case, even if we carry out routine excavation and archaeological activities, we may not get anything of historical value in the end, but it is a waste of human and material resources.
Therefore, after finalizing this plan, archaeologists immediately set up equipment in the tomb. After cleaning up the smashed tomb bricks and broken porcelain pieces, Wangcheng district government took the lead in restoring Zeng Guofan's tomb with the method explored by archaeologists.
Brief introduction of Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan (18 1 1 year165438+1October 26th-1March 872 12), formerly known as Zicheng, was originally named Bo Han.
Zeng Guofan (political and military figure in late Qing Dynasty, leader of Xiang Army)-Baidu Encyclopedia